The Dance Has Many Faces
by Walter Sorell (ed.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/Acceptable
- Seller
-
Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
World Publishing Company, 1951. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1951. First Edition. 288 pages. Signed by the author. Illustrated dust jacket over red cloth covered boards with gilt. Signed by the author with dedication to front free end paper. Contains black and white photographic plates. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout however binding remains reasonably firm. Hinges are cracked. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Unclipped jacket has moderate edge-wear with chips, tears and creasing. Moderate tanning to spine. Loss to all surfaces.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1699526029ADA
- Title
- The Dance Has Many Faces
- Author
- Walter Sorell (ed.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good/Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- World Publishing Company
- Date Published
- 1951
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About the Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...